thanksgiving

i feel so thankful this year. thankful for my husband, elle, our family, a place to live, good friends, the gospel, my vacuum, thoughtful siblings, a good car, clothes to wear, health to do what i want, the time to do the things i want, for the wonderful weather that lets us go to the park, for braces appointments (ironically) that let me see family sooner, for cellphones that work when i really need to talk, for a thoughtful turkey craft that a friend dropped by, for winter grass...


......but right now....at this very moment i am having a hard time focusing on my gratitude.

not that i am no longer thankful...but i am nervous.


this year i am cooking my first thanksgiving.

i am excited to cook for my family, but i feel some....pressure...the meals that my mother, grandmother and mother-in-law have prepared are amazing. i know it is not a competition (gratefully i know) but i just want everything to be perfect. from the decorations to the meal...i want everything just right.

i already made the first mistake and didn't realize that it takes 2-3 days to thaw a turkey. good thing i already warned our guests that if things didn't turn out whataburger would probably be open....let's hope things don't come to that...but they just may if the turkey doesn't thaw.


anyways...i am feeling more grateful now. now that i got things out.



back to my thankful list....

i am grateful to have a husband who will laugh with me, for a daughter who gives me hugs when i need them, and for friends who laugh and say "ok" when i tell them to set their dinner expectations low.

happy thanksgiving.